Three Injured in Two Area Traffic Accidents
State Highway Patrol reported three people injured in two crashes within a little over an hour and a half. Donald Guess, 26, Torch, cited for failing to stop. Bret Russell, 17, Coolville, driver of the parked car. Yvonne Matlack, 16, Frost. Donald Golden, 17, Athens rural route. Ralph Chilcote, 29, New Straitsville. Leonard Stewart, 19, Obetz. Denver Cox, 19, Rockbridge. Accidents occurred on Route 144, Route 75 north of Logan, and Route 33 north of Logan.
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State Highway Patrol
Donald R
Guess
Torch
Yvonne Matlack
Frost
Donald Golden
Athens
Bret A. Russell
Coolville
Russell
Ralph Chilcote
New Straitsville
Logan
Chilcote
Leonard Stewart
Obetz
Denver Cox
Rockbridge
Cox
Stewart
Logan Mayor's Court
Rural Homes Looted Of Furniture In Columbus Area
The Columbus man George Kettell reports his Nelsonville Route 1 summer home looted of most furniture within the past three weeks. Deputies note three such break ins in a month with Jesse Beverage and Ally Six homes nearby on Kimberly Carbondale Rd. Loot included a 21 inch TV, silverware, a washer, tools and storm door glass. The sheriff's department suspects stolen items moved to a nearby home or sold elsewhere.
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Columbus
Sheriff's
George Kettell
Nelsonville
Route 1
Jesse Beverage and Ally
Kimberly-Carbondale Rd
Kettell Place
Sheriff's Department
Hudnall Pleads Guilty On Intoxication Charge
Ronald O. Hudnall aged 29 of Frost pleaded guilty in Municipal Court Monday to intoxication charges brought by the State Highway Patrol. He was fined 30 dollars plus costs.
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State Highway Patrol
Ronald O. Hudnall
Frost
CAP Gets Equipment for Athens Civil Air Patrol Squadron
Athens squadron 1103 of the Civil Air Patrol received a carryall through a CAP group meeting at Granville attended by Lieutenant Cecil Barnes H C Rutter John Alden as squadron commander and Naomi Barnes. At an Ohio University Airport meeting Thursday three new officers were installed to replace those who left. David West is assistant supply officer Herbert Sanger personnel officer and George Riser training officer. Commander Alden said cadet squadron meetings will continue Mondays at 7 p.m. in the airport office.
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Athens
Civil Air Patrol
Granville
Cecil Barnes
H. C. Rutter
John Alden
Naomi Barnes
Ohio University
David West
Herbert Sanger
George Riser
Alden
Lumber Company Re-Elects Officers
The Athens Lumber Co. reelects its board of directors at a meeting earlier this month. J. B. Roberts is president and general manager. The board also includes F. C. Murphy as vice president W. L. Roberts as secretary and Mrs Eva Allen as treasurer.
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Athens Lumber Co
J. B. Roberts
Roberts
F. C. Murphy
W. L. Roberts
Eva Allen
Parking sidewalk fines tally in Municipal Court
Richard G. Scott, 26, New Marsh field, was fined $15 and costs for parking on a sidewalk. The charge was filed by the State Highway Patrol. Dale E. Clark, 24, of 127 East State Street, had a similar charge and forfeited a $7 bond.
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Richard G. Scott
New Marshfield
State Highway Patrol
Dale E. Clark
E. State St
Fire on Morrison-Brown Hill Burns Quarter Acre
A broom sage fire on the Earl Reeder property on Morrison-Brown Hill was extinguished by the Richlands Ave Fire Brigade around noon Sunday. Chief Ralph Perry said about a quarter acre burned. volunteers used a pumper truck with hoister hose.
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Richlands Ave
Earl Reeder
Morrison-Brown Hill
Ralph Perry
Two Cited After City Car Crashes
In Municipal Court Monday two traffic cases from weekend city crashes were heard. Craig M. Brown 23 pleaded guilty to unsafe operation and paid 30 dollars plus costs after crossing into the inside lane of Columbus Road north of Second Street at 12 25 a m Sunday and hitting Weldon Rupe 21. Sopko 24 denied failing to yield to Constance Briglia 24 as Sopko backed from a driveway into Briglia on East State Street. Bond was set at 40 dollars and a Wednesday hearing scheduled.
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Craig M. Brown
Bush Hall
Columbus Rd
Second St
Weldon Rupe
Athens
George Sopko
E. State St
Constance T. Briglia
Elmwood Place
Sopko
Briglia
Sheltering Arms Hospital Notes
Hospital admissions list includes Mrs Dale Kenney Albany Luetta O Brien Athens Mrs Eugene Leffler The Plains Joseph Miller Athens George Stanley Athens Mrs Belford Davis Athens Dan Bartlett Athens David Coen Athens Route Admitted multiple individuals with residences in Athens The Plains Albany Chauncey Shauncey Millfield Route 1 Glouster and others discharged including Ed Levacy The Plains Robert Sebring Athens Careen McKnight Coolville and several others.
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Kenneth Ellis
Carpenter
Dale Kenney
Athens
Luetta O’brien
Albany
Eugene Leffler
the Plains
Joseph Miller
George Stanley
Belford Davis
Dan Bartlett
David Coen
Ed Levacy
Robert Sebring
Careen McKnight
Coolville
James Keirns
Millfield
William Enevoldsen
Guysville
James Eggleston
Taxpayer Guidance Schedule Is Listed in Athens Office
The IRS will offer taxpayer assistance in Athens from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 5 12 and 15, ahead of the April 15 filing deadline. District Director Nathaniel Looker notes the dates.
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Internal Revenue Service
Athens
Nathaniel Looker
Rescue Crew Treat Boy After Fall At Home
First aid was given to two year old Edward Banks by Fire Department rescuers Sunday at 9 45 a m after he fell in the bathroom of his home at 37 Franklin Avenue. He suffered a cut over the right eye.
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Edward Banks
Fire Department
Banks
Franklin Ave
Royal McBee Restarting Community Service Ad Series
Royal McBee Corp will resume a regular series of informative ads in The Messenger. Harry Begg, vice president for McBee products, notes the program began in World War II and won a Freedom Foundation Gold Award. The company plans to update Athens residents on local plant activities and expansions tied to the 1954 merger, with new Athens plant construction near Plant 2.
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Royal McBee Corp
Messenger
Harry Begg
McBee Products Manufacturing
Freedoms Foundation
Royal McBee
Athens
Athens County Native Edith McGucken Dies at 80
Edith McGucken 80 of Elyria Route 8 died Sunday after four months of illness. Born in Coolville she lived mainly in Athens County and belonged to St. Pauls Catholic Church. Survived by four daughters, three sons, 16 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. Requiem at St Pauls 9 a.m. Wednesday with burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Rosary Tuesday at Dowler Ferguson Hughes.
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Edith Miller McGucken
Edward
Elyria
Coolville
Athens County
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Dennis H
W. H. Wakefield
Athens
Oscar Ham
Hilliards
Phillip Sheridan
Catherine McGucken
Cincinnati
Dennis
Jerome
William
Alberta
Ala
Charles Miller
Wooster
Frank Miller
Dayton
St. Paul’s Church
Jan B. Kish
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Dowler-Ferguson - Hughes
Athens Waltonians to Attend Izaak Walton League Convention
President Ralph Kyle and four Athens chapter members will attend the 35th annual Izaak Walton League of America convention in Washington DC from April 3 to 6. A panel of experts will discuss the rising deer starvation death toll and other conservation topics at the gathering.
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Ralph Kyle
Athens
Izaak Walton League of America
Washington, D. C
League
Elks To Install Officers Tuesday In Athens
Athens Elks lodge officers will be installed at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Cline Building lodge rooms with a 6 30 p m dinner for Elks and their ladies. William Gould, retiring exalted ruler, notes the event as the lodge plans a formal ceremony. Common Pleas Court dismisses James F Halbert's appeal from an Industrial Commission of Ohio ruling, directing the action to Perry County.
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Elks
Athens
Elks’ Lodge
Cline Bldg
William Gould
Common Pleas Court
James F. Halbert
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Perry County
Miss Genevieve Apgar Dies After Brief Illness
Former Ohio University English department faculty member Miss Genevieve Apgar died Sunday night at her sister's home, 55 Elmwood Place, after a brief illness. She taught at OU from 1925 to 1938 and was active in the Faculty Women's Club, AAUW, the Pallas Club and the Tuesday Club. She belonged to the First Presbyterian Church. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Jagers and Sons funeral home.
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Genevieve Apgar
Ohio University
L. J. Addicott
Elmwood Place
Miss Apgar
OU English Department
Faculty Women's Club
American Association of University Women
Pallas Club
First Presbyterian Church
The
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
DeVeau Elected President of National Association of Agriculture Teachers
Dr Burton W DeVeau professor of agriculture at Ohio University was elected president of the National Association of College Teachers of Agriculture He had previously served as a director and returned Monday from the annual meeting at Nacogdoches Texas home of Stephen F Austin State College
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Burton W. DeVeau
Ohio University
National Association of College Teachers of Agriculture
Dr. DeVeau
Association
Nacogdoches
Texas
Stephen F. Austin State College
March ends with lamb as rainfall stays light
March rainfall totaled 1.97 inches, far below the 5.54 inches in 1956, according to observer C. L. Colmer. The month ended with mild temperatures in the 60s, a 48 degree low, and an 11 am reading of 57 in Athens, as rural Hamley Run logged successive highs of 50, 52 and 62 Friday through Sunday.
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C. L. Colmer
U. 8
Athens
Hamley Run
Albany Volunteer Fire Brigade Delays New Pumper Truck Delivery
Darrell West, a brigade official, announced a delay in the Albany Volunteer Fire Brigade’s 300 gallon pumper truck from the Columbus firm. No new delivery date was given. West also invited volunteers for a firefighter training school and promoted a twin-bill basketball fundraiser at Albany High School Gym Friday at 7 p.m., with games featuring the brigade against the high school teams.
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Albany Volunteer Fire Brigade
Darrell West
West
Columbus
Albany
State Bureau
Albany High School
Brigade
Chemist Alyea to Speak to OU Group on Atomic Energy
Princeton chemist Dr. Hubert N. Alyea will address the American Chemical Society Ohio Valley Section at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Ohio University Center. His talk titled Atomic Energy Wea pon for Peace traces the atom’s history and he will be honored at a dinner for members and guests.
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Hubert N. Alyea
Princeton University
American Chemical Society
Upper Ohio Valley
Ohio University Center
Atomic Energy Weapon For Peace
Alyea
Nobel Institute
Stockholm
University of Minnesota
Kaiser Wilhelm Institute
Berlin
Office of Scientific Research and Development
Washington
University of Hawaii
Fire alarm after kerosene burn causes yard blaze
An explosion heard by anxious neighbors at 9 Foster Place Saturday at 7 45 p m triggered a fire alarm. Fire Chief Charles W Dalton said Richard Edwards was legally burning trash with kerosene causing a small blaze. Firemen tried to douse it with booster water but blocked by parked cars on the narrow street.
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Foster Place
Charles W. Dalton
Richard Edwards
Roush Pleads Guilty in Municipal Court
James FE. Roush, 23, of Pomeroy, asked to change his plea to guilty for a hit and run after striking Golda T. Cameron’s parked car. Judge John F. Newcomb fined him 75 dollars with 30 dollars suspended and placed him on three months probation.
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James FE. Roush
Roush
Pomeroy
Golda T. Cameron
John F. Newcomb
New Volume Presented on Improving Teacher Education
Dr. George E. Hill of Ohio University co editors a 250 page volume titled Improving Teacher Education Through Inter-College Cooperation. Published by William C. Brown Co. in Dubuque Iowa the book was presented in Chicago to the North Central Association.
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George E. Hill
Ohio University
William C. Brown Co
Dubuque
Iowa
Hill
Chicago
North Central Association
E. F. Potthoff
Bureau of Institutional Research
The
University of Illinois
Midwest
OU Professor To Accept Industry Job
Dr. Edward Hodnett, longtime OU English professor since 1951, will leave Ohio University at semester end to join Dow Corning Corporation in Midland Michigan. Former president of Fenn College he has held vice president roles at University of Massachusetts and editorial posts at Columbia University Press and Houghton Mifflin.
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Edward Hodnett
Ohio University
Fenn College
Cleveland
Dow Corning Corporation
Midland
Mich
University of Massachusetts
Columbia University Press
Houghton Mifflin Publishing Co
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VanDyke
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Dial
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the Security Bank
Court Street
Athens, Ohio
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
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Chauncey
James Deeters
Deborah Junod
Jennie Beal
Shade
Naomi Patterson
Donald Wooten
Joe Carsey
Frank Andrews
Glouster
Athens Waltonians
Eclipse
Kerr-Hunter
Gabardines
W. State ST
American Council On Education
Committee On
Donald K. Barstow
C. B, Dillon
C. M. Gill & Co
D. M. Goddard
Houck & van Dyke, Inc
Earl F. Mathews, Inc
F. R. Murphey & Son
Dwight H. Rutherford
Peter B. Seel
Seiple & Kempton Oakley Ins
the Saltz Ins
Richard Guinther
Ohio
Jaynes Furniture
State St
Jaynes
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